Quote Originally Posted by budd4766 View Post
I tried the clan membership thing once. Paid the dues, got two newsletters, then was told I had to pay up again next time I visited the clan tent. That, plus a not-so-warm reception by one of my clans "officers" didn't sit too well with me.

I'm sure not all clans are like that, but my experience didn't exactly encourage me to keep paying the dues. I'll still stop by the tent when I can, but that's about as far as I go clan-wise.
Did you offer to help man a tent at the games? Write an article for the newsletter?

While I sympathize that you feel slighted, and your clan officers probably should be a bit more proactive in terms of asking folks for their time and talents, remember that you also to make the offer. Most clan society officers are elated when a new member says, "What can I do to help?" I know there are some out there that do not live up to this, but the majority of clan and Scottish societies here in the US are always on the lookout for "fresh fish".

T.